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>> this is consistent with mr. zimmerman's account that he -- that mr. martin was over him leaning forward at the time he was shot. >> a top expert on gunshot wounds takes the stand and supports zimmerman's story, again. >> is this injury consistent with mr. zimmerman's head having impacted a sidewalk? >> yes, sir. >> and again. >> is this injury you see in this exhibit consistent with having been purnched in the nos? >> yes, sir. >> the prosecution hit back and i'll break it down with the legal eagles and the man that defended casey anthony. how he thinks the defense team is dog. >> i want to bring in ashleigh banfield. so significant, wasn't it, the testimony of this man, dr. v vincent di maio. >> reporter: of course. the lights on behind me, this is a see quested jury so they are getting as much done as fast as they can and accomplished so much with the witness you just talked about. dr. vincent di maio. heard of him? probably. he's like the grand dad of pathology, he was the medical examiner in beaux county in texas and made incredible arguments, e v
>> this is consistent with mr. zimmerman's account that he -- that mr. martin was over him leaning forward at the time he was shot. >> a top expert on gunshot wounds takes the stand and supports zimmerman's story, again. >> is this injury consistent with mr. zimmerman's head having impacted a sidewalk? >> yes, sir. >> and again. >> is this injury you see in this exhibit consistent with having been purnched in the nos? >> yes, sir. >> the...
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martin as there are mr. zimmerman. i don't know whether that's going to carry a date with the jury or not. i think they are more inclined to look at the injuries and determine whether or not the justified with a reasonable belief of fear of great bodily harm and then go from there. no one saw the first punch. no one knows how it started, as i understand it, even as of now and there was a fight and there are some witnesses saying one was on top and one -- and another was. all we know for a fact is this young man was killed, and that's tragic. >> cheney mason, as always, thank you very much indeed. >> you're welcome. >>> next, reasonable doubt, as the defense created in the minds of the jury whether zimmerman is found not guilty. i'll talk about it tonight in law and disorder. that's coming up next. ( bell rings ) they remind me so much of my grandkids. wish i saw mine more often, but they live so far away. i've been thinking about moving in with my daughter and her family. it's been pretty tough since jack passed away.
martin as there are mr. zimmerman. i don't know whether that's going to carry a date with the jury or not. i think they are more inclined to look at the injuries and determine whether or not the justified with a reasonable belief of fear of great bodily harm and then go from there. no one saw the first punch. no one knows how it started, as i understand it, even as of now and there was a fight and there are some witnesses saying one was on top and one -- and another was. all we know for a fact...
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answers next. >>> mr. zimmerman's story completely accurate and that he receive the injuries by trayvon martin. trayvon martin was hitting his head against concrete. correct? >> yes, sir. >> do you consider that to have be -- with the concrete? >> yes, sir. >> he may not have been armed when he was walking but was armed with something that could cause great bodily injury or death by hitting the head against concrete? correct? >> yes, sir. >> that's some of the testimony this week in the murder trial of george zimmerman. the trial getting wall-to-wall media coverage, again, this week. why all that interest? according to a blogger, the only reason the proceedings are on tv to begin with is because the media is obsessed with the idea that zimmerman committed a racial atrocity and must be punished for it. there is an obvious innocent victim diabolical defendant, dynamic, at the media's interested in. man, oh, man. with all the stuff going on in the world, egypt, obama care, nsa, this is wall to wall? >> i thin
answers next. >>> mr. zimmerman's story completely accurate and that he receive the injuries by trayvon martin. trayvon martin was hitting his head against concrete. correct? >> yes, sir. >> do you consider that to have be -- with the concrete? >> yes, sir. >> he may not have been armed when he was walking but was armed with something that could cause great bodily injury or death by hitting the head against concrete? correct? >> yes, sir. >> that's...
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the court is entitled to inquire. >> i was -- on mr. zimmerman's behalf. >> i am asking your client questions. please. >> i object to the court inquiring as to his decision about whether ear not to testify. >> your objection is overruled. >> legal analyst, maybe that is why we were talking earlier about how george zimmerman wanted to testify. his attorneys didn't want him to. it seems clear to that. does this happen all the time where the judge has to say basically shut it? >> it brings back memories. i had a kidnapping case in manhattan where a judge asked an officer to stand behind with me with hand cuffs out. i was trying to get the judge off the case. this sort of thing is really arising out of the tension of the trial and the fast pace of the trial. i think everybody has admired judge nelson's hard working ethic but normally the judge doesn't ask the defendant if he is going to testify. she says to the lawyer first is your client going to testify. and then she may ask follow up questions to confirm that the client understands his r
the court is entitled to inquire. >> i was -- on mr. zimmerman's behalf. >> i am asking your client questions. please. >> i object to the court inquiring as to his decision about whether ear not to testify. >> your objection is overruled. >> legal analyst, maybe that is why we were talking earlier about how george zimmerman wanted to testify. his attorneys didn't want him to. it seems clear to that. does this happen all the time where the judge has to say basically...
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. >> it's simply unfair for mr. zimmerman not to be able to put on his defense because of the state's tactics. it was a strategy because they had it in january and kept it from us. >> the defense wants jurors to hear about trayvon martin's text messages which reportedly showed he had been in fights and was trying to allow guns. george zimmerman maintains he shot the teen in self-defense. >>> we need to stand together as one, no cuffs no guns. let's give violence a rest. >> i know your patients will be tested. >> that is the message from florida authorities as the verdict at the george zimmerman trial looms overhead. millions of americans have made up their minds about what they believe should happen and no matter how the verdict falls authorities worry
. >> it's simply unfair for mr. zimmerman not to be able to put on his defense because of the state's tactics. it was a strategy because they had it in january and kept it from us. >> the defense wants jurors to hear about trayvon martin's text messages which reportedly showed he had been in fights and was trying to allow guns. george zimmerman maintains he shot the teen in self-defense. >>> we need to stand together as one, no cuffs no guns. let's give violence a rest....
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zimmerman sat on mr. martin was over hand leaning forward at the time of the shot. >> a neighbor testified by skype saying it was george zimmerman's voice on the 911 call screaming for help. >> they said i don't approve george's voice. i would say it was him. >> by him you mean who? >> george zimmerman. >> the trial resumes later this morning by 9:00. the judge rules whether the jury will see the animation of the fatal altercation as well as trayvon martin's text messages. >> thank you very much. appreciate it, anna. >> for the first time survivors of the boston bombing will come face to face with the man charged with vicious acts of terror. dzhokhar tsarnaev will make his first appearance in front of the judge. he has several counts ranging murder to mass destruction. >> i want to know why. it doesn't make snins to me whatsoever. he hurt innocent people. i don't know how he can live in our country and just feel that way. >> tsarnaev is accused of killing three and wounding more than 200 others. 17 of the
zimmerman sat on mr. martin was over hand leaning forward at the time of the shot. >> a neighbor testified by skype saying it was george zimmerman's voice on the 911 call screaming for help. >> they said i don't approve george's voice. i would say it was him. >> by him you mean who? >> george zimmerman. >> the trial resumes later this morning by 9:00. the judge rules whether the jury will see the animation of the fatal altercation as well as trayvon martin's text...
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zimmerman's account that he -- that mr. martin was over him leaning forward at the time he was shot. >> today the judge is expected to decide the fate of a 3d re-creation of the altercation between martin and zimmerman produced by the defense. last friday prosecutors filed a motion to block it in court. >>> let's go to boston. where two gangsters come face to face in a courtroom, you can expect things to get a little bit heated. yesterday, kevin weeks, a former partner of james whitey bulger took the stabbnd and testified against his former boss. he was asked if he has any remorse for the five killings. weeks responded, five people are dead. it bothers me. we killed people who are rats and i have the two biggest rats right next to me. bulger then lashed out saying, you suck and weeks responded, f you, okay? which prompted bulger to follow suit saying, f you, too, says the 83-year-old ending with weeks asking, what do you want to do? that's me paraphrasing the energy. what do you want to do? do you want to take this outside?
zimmerman's account that he -- that mr. martin was over him leaning forward at the time he was shot. >> today the judge is expected to decide the fate of a 3d re-creation of the altercation between martin and zimmerman produced by the defense. last friday prosecutors filed a motion to block it in court. >>> let's go to boston. where two gangsters come face to face in a courtroom, you can expect things to get a little bit heated. yesterday, kevin weeks, a former partner of james...
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a sanford police detective wrote in his report, i asked mr. martin if the voice calling for help was that of his son. mr. martin, clearly emotionally impacted by the recording, quietly responded, no. george zimmerman's defense attorney, mark o'mara. >> i think cha tracy martin said wasp that's not my son's voice and i think that's information the jury needs to have. >> reporter: in court, the jury has listened to that tape repeatedly, as has tracy martin. whose voice is that? >> trayvon. >> reporter: trayvon martin's parents have not commented during the trial but did an extensive interview with nbc news a month before the trial began. >> i never said, no, that's not trayvon. but after going back to the mayor's office and having a chance to listen to the tape for at least -- i don't know how long. we just played it over and over and over again. i knew then that that was my son. >> reporter: in court, trayvon martin's mother and george zimmerman's mother came to different conclusions. >> ma'am, that screaming or yelling, you recognize that? >>
a sanford police detective wrote in his report, i asked mr. martin if the voice calling for help was that of his son. mr. martin, clearly emotionally impacted by the recording, quietly responded, no. george zimmerman's defense attorney, mark o'mara. >> i think cha tracy martin said wasp that's not my son's voice and i think that's information the jury needs to have. >> reporter: in court, the jury has listened to that tape repeatedly, as has tracy martin. whose voice is that?...
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zimmerman's account that he -- that mr. martin was over him leaning forward at the time he was shot. >> steve: right. and when dr. dimaio was testifying, apparently, according to reporters, in the jury room, they were taking a lot of notes. so they're hanging on to every word. >> brian: towards the end, they stopped taking notes and the jury experts are saying that means they already, in the past, it meant they've already come to a conclusion. >> gretchen: yeah. but as we've seen in some big high profile cases as of late, you never know how the jury is going to come out. i'm thinking about casey anthony and obviously o. j. simpson. >> brian: also what's the reaction. the jury worried about their reaction from the local community 'cause you could surmise there would be no murder trial if it wasn't fort overall national reaction, including coming from the president on the significance of this case. >> steve: let's hope they're not concerned about -- >> gretchen: they're not supposed to be. >> steve: another delay for obamacar
zimmerman's account that he -- that mr. martin was over him leaning forward at the time he was shot. >> steve: right. and when dr. dimaio was testifying, apparently, according to reporters, in the jury room, they were taking a lot of notes. so they're hanging on to every word. >> brian: towards the end, they stopped taking notes and the jury experts are saying that means they already, in the past, it meant they've already come to a conclusion. >> gretchen: yeah. but as we've...
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zimmerman's account that he -- that mr. martin was over hip, leaning forward, at the time he was shot. >> reporter: that is zimmerman's claim. martin was on top of him, beating his head into a concrete sidewalk and he killed the teenager to save his own life. prosecutors asking whether the gunshot wound could indicate that martin was pulling away from zimmerman. >> trayvon martin was backing up, backing away in terms of providing an angle, whether he was goingrd t forward, you can' say. >> all i said is it's consistent with his account, mr. zimmerman's account, that's all. >> reporter: di maio testified zimmerman's head had at least six injuries, consistent with having his head hit concrete. as this divisive case nears its e end, the cities have develop, a respond plan for the verdict. the sheriff's office in broward county put out this public service announcement urging calm. >> i'm sheriff scott israel and law enforcement does have your back. >> reporter: one more note about that computerized animation that zimmerman's de
zimmerman's account that he -- that mr. martin was over hip, leaning forward, at the time he was shot. >> reporter: that is zimmerman's claim. martin was on top of him, beating his head into a concrete sidewalk and he killed the teenager to save his own life. prosecutors asking whether the gunshot wound could indicate that martin was pulling away from zimmerman. >> trayvon martin was backing up, backing away in terms of providing an angle, whether he was goingrd t forward, you can'...
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zimmerman. >> is it not also consistent with mr. martin pulling away from zimmerman on the ground? and you would have the same angle, he's pulling away, and zimmerman's shooting him at that time? >> yes. >> reporter: defense attorneys also called george zimmerman's former neighbor to testify via video conference because she was too ill to appear in court. eloise dilligard told the court the night of the shooting she recognized zimmerman's truck parked near the crime scene. o'mara also asked dilligard who she thought was screaming on the video that night. >> based on the fact that i've only heard george's voice and it was a male voice, i would say it was his. >> reporter: george howell, cnn, sanford, florida. >> our thanks to george for that report. another big day in court today. >>> in newly sealed court documents, the aaron hernandez murder case revealed that one or two accomplices claims that hernandez admitted to fatally shooting odin lloyd. among the evidence seized from the home, surveillance video from after the murder that shows the former nfl star holding a gun. investigat
zimmerman. >> is it not also consistent with mr. martin pulling away from zimmerman on the ground? and you would have the same angle, he's pulling away, and zimmerman's shooting him at that time? >> yes. >> reporter: defense attorneys also called george zimmerman's former neighbor to testify via video conference because she was too ill to appear in court. eloise dilligard told the court the night of the shooting she recognized zimmerman's truck parked near the crime scene....
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. >> on a scale of 1 to 10, where would mr. zimmerman fit? >> like i said, about a one. >> reporter: finally, judge debra nelson ruled testimony regarding marijuana levels in trayvon martin's system will now be evidence for jurors to consider, a critical ruling as this trial moves into day 11. >> back live in the courtroom here in sanford, florida, you can see attorney mark o'mara and daniel schumaker making his case, explaining exactly what he does to the judge. the judge, we expect, will rule and decide whether this jury will see that computer animation that he created of the shooting on february 28, 2012. wolf, there was another big ruling that came in yesterday, that the judge decided evidence of marijuana in trayvon martin's system, that it will be allowed as evidence in this case. now, just a few minutes ago, i spoke with daryl parks, he's the attorney who represents the martin family, about what that could mean to this case. let's listen. >> well, i think there's a problem, and i think if you listen to some of the statements that were
. >> on a scale of 1 to 10, where would mr. zimmerman fit? >> like i said, about a one. >> reporter: finally, judge debra nelson ruled testimony regarding marijuana levels in trayvon martin's system will now be evidence for jurors to consider, a critical ruling as this trial moves into day 11. >> back live in the courtroom here in sanford, florida, you can see attorney mark o'mara and daniel schumaker making his case, explaining exactly what he does to the judge. the...
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martin being over mr. zimmerman. >> is it not also consistent with mr. martin pulling away zimmerman on the ground? and you would have the same angle, he's pulling away, and zimmerman's shooting him at that time. >> yeah. >> reporter: defense attorneys also called george zimmerman's former neighbor to testify via video conference because she was too ill to appear in court. eloise dilligard told the court the night of the shooting she recognized zimmerman's truck parked near the crime scene. o'mara asked dilligard who she thought was screaming that night. >> based on the fact i've only heard george's voice and it's a male light, i would say it was his. >> reporter: so, chris, it was a long, long night yesterday. you know, and you could tell -- you could see these attorneys getting upset. especially don west. the way he was talking to judge debra nelson. i want you to listen to just a little bit of what we heard last night. >> -- said i would offer him the opportunity right now to apologize to me for suggesting that i stood by silently with information tha
martin being over mr. zimmerman. >> is it not also consistent with mr. martin pulling away zimmerman on the ground? and you would have the same angle, he's pulling away, and zimmerman's shooting him at that time. >> yeah. >> reporter: defense attorneys also called george zimmerman's former neighbor to testify via video conference because she was too ill to appear in court. eloise dilligard told the court the night of the shooting she recognized zimmerman's truck parked near...
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zimmerman's account that he -- that mr. martin was over him, leaning forward at the time he was shot. >> shepard: a long day of testimony for that witness. he was clear cut. the defense team argues that george zimmerman shot trayvon martin in self-defense. prosecutors, of course, call it murder. and they point out that expert can't actually determine who started the fight. >> you can't testify as to who threw the first punch. >> that's correct, sir. >> in fact, you can't really testify whether there was a first punch thrown. >> that's correct, sir. >> shepard: by the way that doctor has 40 years of experience and says he charges about 400 bucks an hour for his testimony. he has also testified for defense at other big murder trials, including drew peterson and phil specter. juries convicted both of those men. we have team fox coverage tonight. trace gallagher on the issue of race in this trial. first, let's get to phil keating who is outside the courthouse in seminole county, florida. phil, today the defense addressed george
zimmerman's account that he -- that mr. martin was over him, leaning forward at the time he was shot. >> shepard: a long day of testimony for that witness. he was clear cut. the defense team argues that george zimmerman shot trayvon martin in self-defense. prosecutors, of course, call it murder. and they point out that expert can't actually determine who started the fight. >> you can't testify as to who threw the first punch. >> that's correct, sir. >> in fact, you can't...
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mr. zimmerman's life is on the line here. he had an obligation to prepare his testimony so when he came in, he could speak with knowledge of what he did and what we learned, no protocalls, he doesn't know anything. he change d his mind. he changed his opinions. >> something else is interesting that you said, you talk about preparing your witness. you can only go so far to prepare your witness. is that the case? we also heard that the defense was a little upset about racial -- and they asked her very point-blank, were you prepared did you talk to those attorneys, you can only prepare a witness so far or perhaps, not at all, which is the case. >> you're supposed to prepare a witness. it's okay for a lawyer to say by the way, before you took the stand, did you review your notes so that your testimony would be meaningful? that's an entirely appropriate thing to do. whether or not he did a good job, that's a different question. he's not going to commit his notes and information to memory. there was nothing wrong with that testimon
mr. zimmerman's life is on the line here. he had an obligation to prepare his testimony so when he came in, he could speak with knowledge of what he did and what we learned, no protocalls, he doesn't know anything. he change d his mind. he changed his opinions. >> something else is interesting that you said, you talk about preparing your witness. you can only go so far to prepare your witness. is that the case? we also heard that the defense was a little upset about racial -- and they...
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. >> on a scale of one oten where would mr. zimmerman lie? >> like i said level one. >> the judge ruled marijuana in trayvon martin's system is admitted into evidence. court is expected to start earlier today, 8:30 a.m. eastern time and we expect the judge, chris and kate, to rule on whether a computer re-enactment will be able to be admitted in this trial. we'll also expect to hear from more witnesses, more experts in this case. >> george howell following it in sanford, thanks so much. >>> coming up next on "new day," john king with our political gut check. >>> plus a young mom from michigan caught on tape trying to hire a hitman to kill her husband. you have to hear it to believe it. >>> here's another one for you, if fish aren't biting call this guy, he'll catch your dinner, no pole included. there it is, you thought i was kidding, right? >> i did. members of the american postal worker's union handle more than 165 billion letters and packages a year. that's about 34 million pounds of mail every day. ever wonder what this costs you as a tax
. >> on a scale of one oten where would mr. zimmerman lie? >> like i said level one. >> the judge ruled marijuana in trayvon martin's system is admitted into evidence. court is expected to start earlier today, 8:30 a.m. eastern time and we expect the judge, chris and kate, to rule on whether a computer re-enactment will be able to be admitted in this trial. we'll also expect to hear from more witnesses, more experts in this case. >> george howell following it in sanford,...
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we're back in court right now and the city manager for the city of sanford, mr. bonaparte, the man who actually fired the former police chief bill lee after the uproar that nobody, specifically zimmerman, had been arrested in the days and weeks after trayvon martin died. >> phil keating outside the courthouse. and let's going to arthur aidala and mercedes coal hen. this pot ruling, explaining george zimmerman is a good guy, five different people talking about one thing but actually they said he was a good friend, this, that. and as for this marijuana thing, marijuana might leave you agitated and ready to shoot? i thought marijuana chilled you out. >> even swaying? that's not such a big ruling. the witness that just got off the stand was a much more important to the defense than -- i don't care if trayvon martin smoked a joint five seconds before that. that wasn't going to influence what took place. what is going to influence is the doctor saying, he is here, he's there, gunshot wound here, shirt showed this, and he does it in this fatherly, grandfatherly convinci
we're back in court right now and the city manager for the city of sanford, mr. bonaparte, the man who actually fired the former police chief bill lee after the uproar that nobody, specifically zimmerman, had been arrested in the days and weeks after trayvon martin died. >> phil keating outside the courthouse. and let's going to arthur aidala and mercedes coal hen. this pot ruling, explaining george zimmerman is a good guy, five different people talking about one thing but actually they...
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because it was indicated by mr. zimmerman that one of the reasons he was stopping and looking at trayvon martin was that he believed that he was on drugs. now we'll have evidence that corroborates his suspicion. if there was any doubt in terms of him stopping or inquiring or looking at that moment, the fact that mr. martin was on drugs at the time of his death is very important. we'll also hear some expert testimony that will say it's not what you think in terms of thc, cannabis, pot, that it mellows you that you can engage in violent conduct and violent behavior that's unpredictable when you're on that particular drug. >> brian: we'll be watching this case today and then talking to you tomorrow. peter johnson, jr., thank you so much. >> have a good day. >> brian: i don't know what to believe when it comes to this. can goats climb trees? all i see are goats falling out of trees. is this legit or not? who better to ask than jack hannah. first check in with another goat expert, martha mccallum, who also doesn't need j
because it was indicated by mr. zimmerman that one of the reasons he was stopping and looking at trayvon martin was that he believed that he was on drugs. now we'll have evidence that corroborates his suspicion. if there was any doubt in terms of him stopping or inquiring or looking at that moment, the fact that mr. martin was on drugs at the time of his death is very important. we'll also hear some expert testimony that will say it's not what you think in terms of thc, cannabis, pot, that it...
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di de mayo tells a story consistent with what george zimmerman says happened. >> mr. martin was over him, leaning forward, at the time he was shot. >> my head was on the cement. >> reporter: zimmerman told police, as they retraced the events on videotape, that martin repeatedly slammed his head into the concrete. in court tuesday, the jury again saw police evidence photos of zimmerman's head that night. >> what i'm saying is that you can get severe head trauma with actually without any marks on the head. >> reporter: zimmerman has said martin was covering his mouth during the struggle, but the medical examiner who conducted the autopsy says he found no blood on martin's hands. >> i put my hand over that, right? >> okay, yes. >> what do you expect my hand to have on it? >> blood. >> i got on top of him. >> reporter: another issue on tuesday. zimmerman told investigators he placed martin's arms out to his sides after the shooting. but according to police reports, martin's hands were under his body. dr. di maio testified, martin could have moved, even after he was shot t
di de mayo tells a story consistent with what george zimmerman says happened. >> mr. martin was over him, leaning forward, at the time he was shot. >> my head was on the cement. >> reporter: zimmerman told police, as they retraced the events on videotape, that martin repeatedly slammed his head into the concrete. in court tuesday, the jury again saw police evidence photos of zimmerman's head that night. >> what i'm saying is that you can get severe head trauma with...